# N16KS: 2002 Schleicher ASW-27B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-27B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27b) (registry code 056101F, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 27171
- Year built: 2002
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 2002
- Certificate issued: January 30, 2002
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A0F047
- Registered owner: [Striedieck Karl H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRIEDIECK%20KARL%20H)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16KS

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schleicher ASW-27B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N16KS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N16KS.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N16KS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N16KS before.

- [Cancelled 1978-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16KS-1978-05-04): Schleicher ASK-16, S/N 16039. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Schleicher Sailplanes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHLEICHER%20SAILPLANES%20INC), [Port Matilda, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Port%20Matilda)

## Related

- Other Schleicher ASW-27B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27b/aircraft.md

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